New Black Ops 2 X-Ray killstreak may cause big problems

Product-Reviews writes: Is the X-Ray ACOG scope one of the early killstreaks unlocked for say 5 kills that will only last for less than a minute? Or is it one of the best killstreaks available that will be a permanent attachment to your weapon for the duration of the match? If this killstreak is put in the hands of a very good player, then all we’re gonna say is good luck because he or she is going to rack up a serious amount of kills.

[tr00p3r]

Sounds good, but needs to be a time-limited killstreak.

[sinncross]

It would have to be timed, but even then it sounds like an annoying killstreak.

I understand COD rewards players who can keep chaining kills and that is perfectly fine, but some of the killstreak awards they have implemented only solidifies the team that player is on massively so sometimes to the point where a game is no longer competitive.

Rebalancing is definitely key and I hope they spend a lot of time on that.

[andibandit]

no worries, some enemy will spawn right behind him and kill him within 10 seconds

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

I probably shouldn't even comment as I don't like it, but I'll risk a buble.

I don't get the whole killstreak thing... Want to reward the guy chaining kills? Good, give him more points, extra XP, a trophy if you want.

But don't go and give him something other players are not using. I don't care if it's just for a minute or not, it cuts the fun out of it.

Instead of compete to see who can kill more (which is not my style anyway, I prefer teamplay to achieve an objective, not the crazy deathmatch stuff) I feel just like I'm trying to reach 5 kill so the CPU starts killing everyone for me...

Even on COD4, which I played a lot and had less abusive killstreaks, a simple UAV would make me sick... I mean, it's useful against campers, but it also let me see where everyone was, many times I got guys that were indeed out smarting me, sneakly flanking my team or something else... They all died because a noob on their side decided to go Rambo and got shot on the neck giving me that 3rd/5th kill (I can't really remember). Any tactic or teamwork goes down the drain.

[danswayuk]

I hope they get the balance of killstreaks correct this time around.

[dark-hollow]

the more broken and cheap it is, the better.

[CommonCent]

There could be a 10 killstreak tsunami that tacks 10 deaths to every member on the other team and people would still buy this game.

[tr00p3r]

20 killstreak unlocks playable Robert Bowling with Treyarch tshirt

[glennco]

killstreaks - what a lame idea for a military shooter. why go out of your way to make the game look realistic and then have killstreaks in the game.

single player - idiotic respawning, linear handholding
multiplayer - kill streaks
overall game - biggest FPS franchise

HOW?

[tr00p3r]

American teenage culture ^

[0neShot]

U do realize this is a video game right?

[Tachyon_Nova]

Yes because respawning is realistic isn't it...

Call of Duties aim hasn't been to be realistic in a long time. For some that might be a bad thing, but for others (most people I would say) a less realistic arcadey experience is more fun.

[flyinrhyno]

Control, quite simply the game is always fluid and easy to control. There has never been another major FPS to master the fluidity that the COD franchise has. (I never played Halo so I don't know how that handled) Not Killzone, not MAG not Battlefield control the way that COD does and that is why people get stuck playing it.

[F7U12]

camp your ass off get ks and get even cheaper kills. COD has become the lamest FPS to date.

"secondly, we’re also hearing that this scope will give you the ability to shoot through walls"

[rustyspoon80]

Sounds fake to me. Treyarch seem to make more balanced games than IW so I cant see them putting this in.
Resitance has the Auger which allows you to shoot through walls and that doesn't destroy the balance.

[Reborn]

Fake, or not.

Killstreaks are core to why people sit in corners. All it's accomplished is encouraging camping. Especially with that MOAB nonsense.

[danswayuk]

So true, they get near to the next level and they sit still trying to live. Saying that if you were in a real war would you run around down the middle of a street?

[Reborn]

That question has no bearing on this game.

I'm not in a real war. I'm playing a game, their direction for this game was never to replicate reality. Sitting for a prolonged period of time, just to get a MOAB, for me, is core to camping.

[Neko_Mega]

I think take away its effect to shoot through walls and then it wouldn't be so overpowered.
But have something or perk that lets you shoot through walls, so you would have to use this perk with that killstreak to get the full effect.

But in the same time have better perks offer Vs the one to shoot through walls, it makes it harder to choose that perk or one that is better.

[SecretPsycho]

Am i the only one who sees this as the anti camp weapon?

Also btw this is blacks ops...chances are the killstreaks won't chain like modern warfare

[danswayuk]

Anti camp weapon - we need those in Call of Duty games.

[SecretPsycho]

The rc cars in black ops were the only anti camp things i needed x3

That gets em moving having a rc car driving up their leg XD

[Zha1tan]

Lets be honest here, it more than likely is going to only be able to shoot through certain walls, hardly going to be an outright wallhack.

But that being said il be playing Planetside 2 not caring about the petty menials of big multiplat game titles.

[0pie]

what a useless article about something that isnt confirmed... its a waste of time.

[seanpitt23]

Killstreaks are not the main problem it's the spawning system and the gameplay it's just not good anymore 5 years ago yeah not surprised if they have robotic dogs this time because the design team have no talent to come up with anything better

[tr00p3r]

Don't forget that this is a Treyarch game. If there is a spawning problem again, you can bet they'll fix it quicker than IW ever would.

[danswayuk]

Zombies anything like Black Ops, I'm sold already.

[FR4C7UR3]

This won't be too overpowered. Remember, it's a weapon sight- not a damage-affecting killstreak, air support or even something like the Death Machine (which, if taken into consideration, is far more overpowered).
Sure, you can see through walls. But you may not know where to aim. And you can't see 360 degrees around yourself. So an X-Ray AGOG-er could easily be flanked and killed, even if they are camping.
Instead, Treyarch should focus on balancing weapon damage and accuracy. Nothing I hate more than being killed by a FAMAS extended mag or Type-95 rapid fire. A perfect weapon damage/balance system would give a fair chance to everyone at obtaining kill streaks.